Former Digital Editor at the Texas Observer, looking for work. GLAAD Media Award and National Magazine Award-nominated editor and journalist. Friend to cats.
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Me and @josephinelee at the @TexasObserver anniversary last night. I had a great time, it was wonderful to see my former coworkers and so many other journalists.
The @TexasObserver identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in #Texas.
Great work by @stevanzetti and Tristan Lee of @Bellingcat https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#fascism #extremism #politics #USpol #SocialMedia #news #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism
Photo surfaces of Hulk Hogan posing with Denton, #Texas neo-nazi Anthony Joseph Hammer.
https://idavox.com/index.php/2024/11/26/hulk-hogan-flexes-his-poor-judgement-strikes-a-pose-with-neo-nazi/ via @idavox
#fascism #extremism #politics #USpol #media #wrestling #news #NorthTexas
"In one survey, nearly 40 percent of children, especially those from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds, said reading about characters they could identify with boosted their confidence. Yet nearly half of children ages eight to 11 said they had trouble finding such books."
Book Bans Harm Kids | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/book-bans-harm-kids/
#books #children #news #MentalHealth #LGBTQIA #censorship #politics #USpol #bookstodon @bookstodon
“Anti trans violence affects us all, and it’s something that we should be paying attention to, and none of these people should have been forgotten.”
#ICYMI: These Are the Faces of 38 #Trans Texans Killed by Violence Since 2013 - The Barbed Wire
https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/11/20/40-texans-honored-for-trans-day-of-remembrance-amid-concerns-of-more-violence/
#news #TDOR #transphobia #LGBTQIA #politics #USpol #Texas #HumanRights
In addition to playing a foundational role in establishing #Israel as a settler-colonial society, opponents of the Jewish National Fund say that the nonprofit now uses urban development—particularly building parks and tree planting—as a form of “greenwashing” that enables the continued expansion of Israel into illegal settlements in Palestinian territory.
https://deceleration.news/opposing-jewish-national-fund-dallas-protesters-plant-tree-of-life-against-genocidal-greenwashing/
#Palestine #news #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #activism #Texas #Dallas #NorthTexas